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Assuming parking meters are installed, incentivize those who work and park downtown to park 2 to 3 blocks away from the Central Plaza are. Do this by providing them with a credit of 25% of the parking...
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Assuming parking meters are installed, incentivize those who work and park downtown to park 2 to 3 blocks away from the Central Plaza are. Do this by providing them with a credit of 25% of the parking fee rather than a charge. For example, if the parking fee is $1.00 per hour, issue them a credit of $0.25 per hour they park away from the plaza and walk to their place of work. The proposed meters will monitor and report their actual occupancy of the parking spot. They will register their first and last 4 digits of their credit card with the city for monitoring and credit purposes. This will be about $45 per month and will be funded by 25% of the fees collected on the meters which they free up for others to use around the Central Plaza.

Assuming parking meters are installed, incentivize those who work and park downtown to park 2 to 3 blocks away from the Central Plaza are. Do this by providing them with a credit of 25% of the parking fee rather than a charge. For example, if the parking fee is $1.00 per hour, issue them a credit of $0.25 per hour they park away from the plaza and walk to their place of work. The proposed meters will monitor and report their actual occupancy of the parking spot. They will register their first and last 4 digits of their credit card with the city for monitoring and credit purposes. This will be about $45 per month and will be funded by 25% of the fees collected on the meters which they free up for others to use around the Central Plaza.

Let's talk about better public transportation into Healdsburg from nearby cities where the housing prices aren't so high.
Imagine someone riding a nice bus from Middletown to Healdsburg. That's...
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Let's talk about better public transportation into Healdsburg from nearby cities where the housing prices aren't so high.
Imagine someone riding a nice bus from Middletown to Healdsburg. That's one hour of reading, internet, or just thinking each way. No stress.
This doesn't address all the reasons people want affordable housing here, but it does solve some problems.
A solution focused on public transport would be (1) faster, (2) less expensive per person, (3) more scalable, and (4) more realistic (at least I think so) than trying to defy inevitable market forces created by limited housing in an increasingly popular town like Healdsburg.

Let's talk about better public transportation into Healdsburg from nearby cities where the housing prices aren't so high.
Imagine someone riding a nice bus from Middletown to Healdsburg. That's one hour of reading, internet, or just thinking each way. No stress.
This doesn't address all the reasons people want affordable housing here, but it does solve some problems.
A solution focused on public transport would be (1) faster, (2) less expensive per person, (3) more scalable, and (4) more realistic (at least I think so) than trying to defy inevitable market forces created by limited housing in an increasingly popular town like Healdsburg.

I've tried to find the cost to re-landscape after removing grass.
But I couldn't find an answer.
Is there a resource somewhere, like an online landscape calculator, that helps you estimate the...
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I've tried to find the cost to re-landscape after removing grass.
But I couldn't find an answer.
Is there a resource somewhere, like an online landscape calculator, that helps you estimate the costs to both (1) remove grass and (2) replace it with various types of landscapes.
After reading online, without finding a direct answer, my best guess is that it costs $3 per square foot to put in nice landscape after you remove grass.
Anyone know the facts? Or how to estimate this accurately?

I've tried to find the cost to re-landscape after removing grass.
But I couldn't find an answer.
Is there a resource somewhere, like an online landscape calculator, that helps you estimate the costs to both (1) remove grass and (2) replace it with various types of landscapes.
After reading online, without finding a direct answer, my best guess is that it costs $3 per square foot to put in nice landscape after you remove grass.
Anyone know the facts? Or how to estimate this accurately?

I see so many people crossing the street illegally near the area of Matteo's across from the Healdsburg Visitors Bureau, if we had a cross walk that went across Healdsburg Avenue, it might make...
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I see so many people crossing the street illegally near the area of Matteo's across from the Healdsburg Visitors Bureau, if we had a cross walk that went across Healdsburg Avenue, it might make things safer in that area.

I see so many people crossing the street illegally near the area of Matteo's across from the Healdsburg Visitors Bureau, if we had a cross walk that went across Healdsburg Avenue, it might make things safer in that area.

A highly decorated Gulf War Veteran suffering from a service related disabilities was attacked by a prominent, local, limousine liberal in the enclave of Healdsburg, CA.
While during the previews...
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A highly decorated Gulf War Veteran suffering from a service related disabilities was attacked by a prominent, local, limousine liberal in the enclave of Healdsburg, CA.
While during the previews of a local screening, a disabled veteran was verbally and physically abused by a group of men and women at the Raven Center Theatre in Healdsburg, CA.
The veteran is currently undergoing a medical observation period at the local VA Hospital, after being attacked from behind while leaving the theatre by another male patron. The attacker has not been identified by Healdsburg PD.

A highly decorated Gulf War Veteran suffering from a service related disabilities was attacked by a prominent, local, limousine liberal in the enclave of Healdsburg, CA.
While during the previews of a local screening, a disabled veteran was verbally and physically abused by a group of men and women at the Raven Center Theatre in Healdsburg, CA.
The veteran is currently undergoing a medical observation period at the local VA Hospital, after being attacked from behind while leaving the theatre by another male patron. The attacker has not been identified by Healdsburg PD.

Let's set aside at least 20 parking spots on the plaza for Healdsburg residents only.
Many of us feel the tourists take over downtown, especially on weekends.
Giving residents reserved parking...
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Let's set aside at least 20 parking spots on the plaza for Healdsburg residents only.
Many of us feel the tourists take over downtown, especially on weekends.
Giving residents reserved parking would be a nice gesture -- and perhaps helpful at times.

Let's set aside at least 20 parking spots on the plaza for Healdsburg residents only.
Many of us feel the tourists take over downtown, especially on weekends.
Giving residents reserved parking would be a nice gesture -- and perhaps helpful at times.

A long time supporter (Community Representative in 2006) of the Farmers' Market and a 40-year resident of Dry Creek Valley, I believe the Cerri Building needs to come down and a tasteful parking lot...
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A long time supporter (Community Representative in 2006) of the Farmers' Market and a 40-year resident of Dry Creek Valley, I believe the Cerri Building needs to come down and a tasteful parking lot put in place (option 3). The Saturday market is languishing for lack customers and the shortage of parking is central to the problem. The biggest challenge to the farmers is making and keeping their customers. Parking needs to be reasonable distance, in proximity to the market so customers may haul their purchases. Please create a reasonable setting for commerce; tear down the old building. The community's parking needs far outweigh the so-called iconic representation of that chemical warehouse.

A long time supporter (Community Representative in 2006) of the Farmers' Market and a 40-year resident of Dry Creek Valley, I believe the Cerri Building needs to come down and a tasteful parking lot put in place (option 3). The Saturday market is languishing for lack customers and the shortage of parking is central to the problem. The biggest challenge to the farmers is making and keeping their customers. Parking needs to be reasonable distance, in proximity to the market so customers may haul their purchases. Please create a reasonable setting for commerce; tear down the old building. The community's parking needs far outweigh the so-called iconic representation of that chemical warehouse.

Few if any residents know what day their street is swept so they park in the path of the cleaning truck. Send an email blast to residents informing them what day the street sweeper comes down their...
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Few if any residents know what day their street is swept so they park in the path of the cleaning truck. Send an email blast to residents informing them what day the street sweeper comes down their street. Or just send the link at WM where they can look it up.

Few if any residents know what day their street is swept so they park in the path of the cleaning truck. Send an email blast to residents informing them what day the street sweeper comes down their street. Or just send the link at WM where they can look it up.

In relationship to the vote last night in the city council to support what the press democrat calls immigrants and I call illegal immigrants may I remind the council of 8 USC section 1324..It is a...
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In relationship to the vote last night in the city council to support what the press democrat calls immigrants and I call illegal immigrants may I remind the council of 8 USC section 1324..It is a crime, a felony, to harbor illegal aliens..don't drop the soap..remember the young girl that was drowned in a local church baptismal recently by an illegal alien..maybe you would like to take him home with you..my feeling is that you do not care about the illegal alien but care about the cheap labor for the hospitality and wine industry..anyway it is a moot point..Trump will cut your federal funding and round up those breaking the law even if you won't..

In relationship to the vote last night in the city council to support what the press democrat calls immigrants and I call illegal immigrants may I remind the council of 8 USC section 1324..It is a crime, a felony, to harbor illegal aliens..don't drop the soap..remember the young girl that was drowned in a local church baptismal recently by an illegal alien..maybe you would like to take him home with you..my feeling is that you do not care about the illegal alien but care about the cheap labor for the hospitality and wine industry..anyway it is a moot point..Trump will cut your federal funding and round up those breaking the law even if you won't..

By definition (wikipedia): A food truck is a large vehicle equipped to cook and sell food. Let's find a couple of zones in the city limits where Healdsburg can support the street food industry...
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By definition (wikipedia): A food truck is a large vehicle equipped to cook and sell food. Let's find a couple of zones in the city limits where Healdsburg can support the street food industry without infringing on the brick and mortar restaurant industry.

By definition (wikipedia): A food truck is a large vehicle equipped to cook and sell food. Let's find a couple of zones in the city limits where Healdsburg can support the street food industry without infringing on the brick and mortar restaurant industry.

We need more fencing on Westside Road (west side) to prevent all these poor deer and animals from getting hit. For those of us who live/work on this road, we have seen too many deer, birds and possums...
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We need more fencing on Westside Road (west side) to prevent all these poor deer and animals from getting hit. For those of us who live/work on this road, we have seen too many deer, birds and possums being hit by cars recently. Besides the additional fencing, i would also like more signs put up that show that deer cross almost every night.

We need more fencing on Westside Road (west side) to prevent all these poor deer and animals from getting hit. For those of us who live/work on this road, we have seen too many deer, birds and possums being hit by cars recently. Besides the additional fencing, i would also like more signs put up that show that deer cross almost every night.

This falls under parks, but is tied to housing.
The city needs to increase the height of the back fence to prevent property from balls being hit over fence. I've had vehicles damaged, a ball bounce...
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This falls under parks, but is tied to housing.
The city needs to increase the height of the back fence to prevent property from balls being hit over fence. I've had vehicles damaged, a ball bounce off the house under my porch window, and a ball bounce behind me after I finished a jog.
Continuing to claim the damage on my insurance creates increased rates and some companies will drop customers. Not to mention if one of these balls hits one of the kids that live in this area the issues that might araise from the city knowing about an issue and failing to take action.
Please put a fence up.

This falls under parks, but is tied to housing.
The city needs to increase the height of the back fence to prevent property from balls being hit over fence. I've had vehicles damaged, a ball bounce off the house under my porch window, and a ball bounce behind me after I finished a jog.
Continuing to claim the damage on my insurance creates increased rates and some companies will drop customers. Not to mention if one of these balls hits one of the kids that live in this area the issues that might araise from the city knowing about an issue and failing to take action.
Please put a fence up.

Since the streetscape at the intersection of North and Center, in front of the "meat building" (which is what everyone calls it) comes so far into Center street, trucks utilizing the diagonal parking...
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Since the streetscape at the intersection of North and Center, in front of the "meat building" (which is what everyone calls it) comes so far into Center street, trucks utilizing the diagonal parking spaces there are coming too far out into the street. Is it possible to put "No Trucks" signs on the two spaces that are closest to the intersection? It is an unsafe situation because in order to turn onto Center from North one frequently has to go around the back end of a truck and into the other lane, where there may be oncoming traffic. Thank you for looking into this situation.

Since the streetscape at the intersection of North and Center, in front of the "meat building" (which is what everyone calls it) comes so far into Center street, trucks utilizing the diagonal parking spaces there are coming too far out into the street. Is it possible to put "No Trucks" signs on the two spaces that are closest to the intersection? It is an unsafe situation because in order to turn onto Center from North one frequently has to go around the back end of a truck and into the other lane, where there may be oncoming traffic. Thank you for looking into this situation.

Its kinda dumb how you tell people not to park in the street and then you dont do anything to fix the street yet you have your cones out telling people not to park from 7-6 like 4 days straight. If...
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Its kinda dumb how you tell people not to park in the street and then you dont do anything to fix the street yet you have your cones out telling people not to park from 7-6 like 4 days straight. If your not going to work on thats street you shouldnt tell people not to park there or they will get towed. Its great your fixing the streets buts its definitely not great that i have to park down the street for no reason. Its a good thing your done but i dont like haveing my time waisted.

Its kinda dumb how you tell people not to park in the street and then you dont do anything to fix the street yet you have your cones out telling people not to park from 7-6 like 4 days straight. If your not going to work on thats street you shouldnt tell people not to park there or they will get towed. Its great your fixing the streets buts its definitely not great that i have to park down the street for no reason. Its a good thing your done but i dont like haveing my time waisted.

Not sure what City Council has proposed because I missed the Open House on June 29th. What is the Council doing to cap the number of vacation rentals? Does the Council have the power to stipulate that...
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Not sure what City Council has proposed because I missed the Open House on June 29th. What is the Council doing to cap the number of vacation rentals? Does the Council have the power to stipulate that any new housing be sold to first time home buyers or at least to people who will use it as their primary residence? What is the Council doing to encourage the construction of granny units?

Not sure what City Council has proposed because I missed the Open House on June 29th. What is the Council doing to cap the number of vacation rentals? Does the Council have the power to stipulate that any new housing be sold to first time home buyers or at least to people who will use it as their primary residence? What is the Council doing to encourage the construction of granny units?

If we fund a bond it should be based on a per dwelling fee not based on the value.
But we need to expect the rents to go up to cover the additional cost. And large portions of residents are...
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If we fund a bond it should be based on a per dwelling fee not based on the value.
But we need to expect the rents to go up to cover the additional cost. And large portions of residents are retired and on fixed income, so are we just increasing the problem by increasing their cost. They may be the first to need affordable housing.
Does Healdsburg have to solve affordable housing? I’m sure if we build 1,000 affordable houses they would sell in a week. But that would not be a solution, as the next 1,000 families would be waiting.
Maybe a better solution is transportation between the cities in Sonoma County. Low cost rail transpiration is a better solution.
Lets not approve a bond issue until we know the answers, is it going to solve the problem? We have already tried to solve this 3 times with poor results.
I don’t have the answers but getting funding before you have answers is not the answer.

If we fund a bond it should be based on a per dwelling fee not based on the value.
But we need to expect the rents to go up to cover the additional cost. And large portions of residents are retired and on fixed income, so are we just increasing the problem by increasing their cost. They may be the first to need affordable housing.
Does Healdsburg have to solve affordable housing? I’m sure if we build 1,000 affordable houses they would sell in a week. But that would not be a solution, as the next 1,000 families would be waiting.
Maybe a better solution is transportation between the cities in Sonoma County. Low cost rail transpiration is a better solution.
Lets not approve a bond issue until we know the answers, is it going to solve the problem? We have already tried to solve this 3 times with poor results.
I don’t have the answers but getting funding before you have answers is not the answer.

Please forward to:
dhunt@ci.healdsburg.ca.us
Denise Hunt
Senior Citizen Advisory Commission
Dear Ms. Hunt,
I am contacting senior/community centers in the U.S. and Canada as part of a...
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Please forward to:
dhunt@ci.healdsburg.ca.us
Denise Hunt
Senior Citizen Advisory Commission
Dear Ms. Hunt,
I am contacting senior/community centers in the U.S. and Canada as part of a charity drive. Would you consider printing out the flyer located at [www.srbrown.info/flyer.pdf] and posting it on a bulletin board in your facility? It asks people to knit squares that will be used for afghans that will be distributed to poor families of students in Mexico who are being sponsored by Project Amigo [www.projectamigo.org]. This is a charity that supports students from Colima in rural western Mexico so that they can create their own educational opportunities and better their quality of life. The pattern and instructions on where to send the knitted squares are on a website that is listed on the flyer.
Thank you for your help.
Samuel R. Brown, Ph.D.
Project Amigo volunteer
219 Argyle Road
Cheshire, CT 06410. USA
Email: cheshbrownsr@cox.net
Cell phone: (203) 597-7181

Please forward to:
dhunt@ci.healdsburg.ca.us
Denise Hunt
Senior Citizen Advisory Commission
Dear Ms. Hunt,
I am contacting senior/community centers in the U.S. and Canada as part of a charity drive. Would you consider printing out the flyer located at [www.srbrown.info/flyer.pdf] and posting it on a bulletin board in your facility? It asks people to knit squares that will be used for afghans that will be distributed to poor families of students in Mexico who are being sponsored by Project Amigo [www.projectamigo.org]. This is a charity that supports students from Colima in rural western Mexico so that they can create their own educational opportunities and better their quality of life. The pattern and instructions on where to send the knitted squares are on a website that is listed on the flyer.
Thank you for your help.
Samuel R. Brown, Ph.D.
Project Amigo volunteer
219 Argyle Road
Cheshire, CT 06410. USA
Email: cheshbrownsr@cox.net
Cell phone: (203) 597-7181

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